I Can Dream About You

Awfully pricey for a one hit wonder

Dan Hartman has had much success as a performer, songwriter and producer. Sales of Hartman's recordings, group efforts, production, songwriting and compilation inclusions exceed 50 million records worldwide. Yet somehow he remains an incredibly underrated artist, sadly somewhat forgotten, especially since his death in 1994.Hartman's scattering of solo albums are strong on the whole, but without a doubt I Can Dream About You is the essential jewel in his collection. The eternal magic of the title track still remains as bright - its a smooth, lush piece of 1980s pop. The other nine tracks, co-written with Hartman's songwriting partner Charlie Midnight, are made up of an excellent range of tracks, all incorporating pop, R&B, soul and a bit of rock. Such tracks as We Are the Young, an anthem of youth, I'm Not a Rolling Stone, Rage to Live and Power of a Good Love - all top quality numbers with plenty of passion and fire. The beautiful ballad Shy Hearts is wonderfully crafted, and the grand dance-pop number Name of the Game has its own special underlying edge. On top of this, feel good pop doesn't come much better than with the title track, Second Nature and I Can't Get Enough. In particular the motown-influenced Second Nature is extremely infectious and energetic.Somehow this album is still out-of-print today - when will some effort be made to give this greatly underrated album a new lease of life? It had three Top 40 hits in America, and rightfully so. Aside from that there is a lot of great material from Hartman still unreleased. Some of this elusive work has appeared unofficially online, and I would highly recommend the unreleased follow-up album White Boy for those who enjoy this album. White Boy was meant to be released in 1986, before MCA Records decided it wasn't commercial enough! I'm not sure why as it has a very similar feel to this album. I Can Dream About You is a much recommended album, from one of the 1980s most gifted, yet forgotten musicians.

I remember when the first single of this album was released, it immediately made me run to the record store and buy it, that single was " I Can Dream About You" when I first heard the song I thaught Dan had more to offer, and that was absolutely the case, it totally convinced me to buy the whole album!! He released a follow up single " We Are The Young" which failed to match the success of his first hit of " Streets Of Fire" " I Can Dream About You" which peaked to the number #6 position on Billboards single pop chart, if you really want to hear more of Dan's great talent, this is a great CD to own for his fans, Dan, You Are Missed.

A Wonderful, diverse, Musical time Capsule. One of my Favorite 80’s albums delivered in pristine, first issue condition.

I love this album some much I may have to buy another one, before I wear it out.

Talented as he was, Dan Hartman was a creator for the rough tunes. Working with several big names in the music, he also wrote some very good tunes for himslef also. This album was the "harder" side of Hall & Oates, up tempo and down tempo songs which only Dan Hartman could do it. Beeing a fan of Dan Hartman for a long time, this album was his best...no doubt. The songs gets you, and they takes you away in its passion. Dan Hartman was an honest artist and you can hear that in his songs. Just listen to..."i can dream about you"...."we are the young"...."shy hearts".This album also gave Dan Hartman the opportunity to work and write for many big names......i understand that very well after this great album.This album is for the ones that like the combination of pop, rock and soul..........and it is good..check it out.

I love Dan Hartman and his music! He’s so talented!

Very good vinyl

I am so pleased to have found this record on Amazon site I have wanted it for months but could'nt find it anywhere!! I was relly impressed with the vendor = he phoned to tell me there there was some damage on cover & would I still want it = I would have accepted it without a cover = that's how badly I wanted it!! Over the moon thank you!!

i grandi della musica anni 80! uniciiiiiii un album raro e bello tipico di quel periodo! peccato che Dan Hartman si sia spento così presto!